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Richard Sherman gets his comeuppance
Dear web traffic due to inexact search terms, jodete. Anyways, not all comeuppance are bad and we do like to think good here. The person I allude to is one of the Sherman Brothers’ who wrote more motion-picture musical song … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Reading
Tagged Comeuppance, Mary Poppins, Pat Williams, Richard Sherman, Richard Sherman [braids], Tuppence, Walt Disney
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Be like Walt and Pat, positive and prolific
I grew up with happy, albeit vague, memories of Disney television programs and a definite love of Disney World which has survived puberty, parenting and my middle ages. So it is with a certain sense of relief that the more … Continue reading
Heat fanatic GTD organizer panic tab
With a nod towards Dean Acheson, this present since the creation Heat fanatic is penciling in any potential panic in the NBA playoffs tab of my GTD planner. Specifically, late 3rd quarter in game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. … Continue reading
Posted in Miami Heat
Tagged David Allen, Dean Acheson, Getting Things Done, Grantland, Walter Mitty, Zach Lowe
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Roe v Wade eligible images
A Child is Born photography from Lennart Nilsson. Please click on photos to enlarge. 6 weeks 16 weeks 18 weeks – Life magazine 04/30/65
Spozhmai and lost causes
Spozhmai is the name of a 10 year old Afghan girl whom the Taliban attempted to use as a suicide bomber — see the BBC and Voice of America [VOA] articles. In the BBC article, the word “mullah” and “Taliban” … Continue reading
#Holdmeback and the Cultural Left
If you are an NBA fan, Jalen Rose’s podcasts with David Jacoby are a must listen. Rose has become my Freakonomics-like interpreter for what’s really going on in the league, given his perspective as a former player with many remaining … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged #holdmeback, David Jacoby, Freakonomics, G.K. Chesterton, Jalen Rose, Jeff Van Gundy, Meryl Streep, Walt Disney
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Haberstroh buries Simmons, not an urban legend!
‘Tom Haberstroh buries Bill Simmons’ was not the headline at ESPN, but it could have been. If it had been, the headline would have been more true to the substance of Haberstroh’s article than the headline they actually went with, … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Bill Simmons, Dwyane Wade, Frankenstein, Henry Abbott, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Tom Haberstroh
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To suffer the pain of what is hidden
Originally posted on 2 Think Good:
In the middle of reading Nick Hornby’s clever book about books, The Complete Polysyllabic Spree, I came across an amazing letter from an unexpected motivational speaker, Anton Chekhov. Below are portions of Chekhov’s letter, written…
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Pat Riley is good for business
Update #1 01/18/14: Magic Johnson: … Look what Pat Riley did in Miami … If Pat Riley’s not there, you don’t get LeBron to buy in. The Miami Heat and Pat Riley don’t do WTF’s. For them, it’s more about … Continue reading
BS Sports Guy living up to name
Update Jan 15, 2014: Read how Tom Haberstroh agrees with me. ————————————————————————————————- I am a fan of Bill Simmons. I enjoy his writing and podcasts. But as would be expected, the downside of his ESPN ubiquitousness is that he now … Continue reading